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Fellowship Opportunity with the Stanford Storytelling Project

Stanford University is seeking a full-time Fellow for the Stanford Storytelling Project, an arts program within the Oral Communication Program. The initial appointment will be for the 2014-15 academic year, with the possibility of re-appointment and the salary range is $50-59k, depending on start date. Applications will be accepted through September 23rd, 2014.

The SSP Fellow’s major duties include developing and teaching courses, designing and delivering workshops, training SSP student staff, mentoring students, and collaborating with faculty to design storytelling course components. The Fellow will also help develop and manage the SSP’s radio program, State of the Human, and help lead its weekly craft workshop, StoryLab.
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Read more about the article Congratulations to the 2014 Alexia Foundation Women’s Initiative Grant Recipient
Photo by Mary F. Calvert

Congratulations to the 2014 Alexia Foundation Women’s Initiative Grant Recipient

Today the Alexia Foundation announced the recipient of the 2014 Alexia Foundation Women's Initiative Grant: Mary F. Calvert, an independent photojournalist based in the United States. Calvert will receive the $25,000 grant for her project, "Missing in Action: Homeless Female Veterans." Her work will focus on the Los Angeles region, where the largest concentration of homeless veterans live. She will examine the painfully slow response to this crisis by the beleaguered U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs as well as the organizations that attempt to help these women. Calvert's aim is to put a human face on this neglected crisis by making compelling photographs of the women affected and allowing them to tell their stories in their own voices. For more information on Calvert's project and the Alexia Foundation's mission to promote the power of photojournalism to give voice to social injustice visit AlexiaFoundation.org.  

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Read more about the article Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective Seeking New Members

Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective Seeking New Members

The Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective (BFC), a tight-knit community of professional filmmakers in Brooklyn, is currently seeking new members. Centering around weekly peer workshops with a small group of filmmakers, BFC members present their work- which can range from documentaries, narratives, experimental films and hybrids- discuss issues and ideas related to their project, and receive feedback and discussion around production, funding, and distribution strategies with other group members. Periodically, the BFC also invites guest filmmakers and industry representatives to share their experiences and engage with members' work. This coming season meetings will be held at Union Docs in Williamsburg, Brooklyn on Tuesday evenings.  The BFC application is due by Thursday, August 21st, 2014. If you have any questions, please reach out to info@brooklynfilmmakerscollective.com. About the Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective The Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective is a tight-knit community of professional filmmakers in Brooklyn, NY who are dedicated to innovative approaches to filmmaking. The collective comes together through weekly peer workshops…

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Read more about the article MediaStorm Accepting Fall Internship Applications Through July 15th

MediaStorm Accepting Fall Internship Applications Through July 15th

We’re currently accepting applications for our Fall 2014 internship. If you’re motivated, highly organized, and passionate about multimedia, we’d love to hear from you. The internship generally runs from September to December, but start dates are flexible. We’re looking for applicants with experience in multimedia production, design, motion graphics, and/or web development. Internships are paid. How to Apply All applications must be submitted through our online application form. Applicants should be prepared to supply: Links to pieces produced/collaborated on (please indicate role in each) Available start/end dates Hours/week available Applications are due July 15, 2014. Frequently Asked Questions Trying to decide if you should apply? Here are answers to the most frequently asked questions we get from applicants. What will I be doing as a Mediastorm intern? This is a production internship. You will be working closely with the MediaStorm team to produce multimedia projects. This means full days in front of…

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Read more about the article Deadline Approaching: Alexia Foundation 2014 Women’s Initiative Grant
From 7-9pm young women, ages 15 to 22, prepare for a night of work at the Violin Karaoke bar in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Their job is to sell drinks to customers who book the karaoke rooms; in the neighboring dance club, also part of the Violin, there are cocktail waitresses. However, many are also freelance sex workers or ‘bar girls’ who make their own arrangements with the customers for a ‘date.’ Most of the customers are asian; they are either Thai, Korean, Chinese, or Japanese. The Thai sex industry model is rapidly developing in the Cambodian capitol, Phnom Penh. Tim Matsui

Deadline Approaching: Alexia Foundation 2014 Women’s Initiative Grant

The deadline to apply for the 2014 Women’s Initiative Grant is Monday, June 30th, 2014 at 2 p.m. EST. The grant will provide a $25,000 grant for a project to be produced on a significant issue involving and affecting women. Any photojournalist from anywhere in the world is eligible to submit a proposal. For more information visit www.alexiafoundation.org.

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